Hi Debo,
Thought you can share some info in view of cleaning and restoring the color of the bump strips.
Maybe you suggest any products or a technique?
Cheers
Luke
Nothing you can really use mate without stripping some of the red off the best way to do it is use diluted tfr and let it soak for a minute agitate it around the edges then rinse it down then use normal car shampoo, dry it all off and apply some silicone spray to bring up the colour.
Hope that helps
Hi Luke,Originally Posted by TurboPilot
Given the bump strips on a GT are of a satin finish, I would look at using Wolf Chemicals Trim Coat. Washer jets and all other plastic trim can be coated with this stuff. Clean the strips and plastics thoroughly using an all purpose cleaner, make sure they are fully dried, then apply this product.
I don't fully understand this response mateNothing you can really use mate without stripping some of the red off the best way to do it is use diluted tfr and let it soak for a minute agitate it around the edges then rinse it down then use normal car shampoo, dry it all off and apply some silicone spray to bring up the colour.
Hope that helps
Last edited by Debo; 27th June 2011 at 08:21.
I think Sean means wAsh them an then spray some cheap tyre shine/back to black on them?
Not my choice of advice.
It was the part about stripping some of the red off which confused me? as the bump strips on a GT are black..
Anyway, I stand by my response above, the Wolf Chemicals Trim Coat should work wonders. The plastic just needs cleaning thoroughly first with an APC.
Thanks for your response Debo! highly appreciated.
soak with tfr (trafic film remover) aka truc wash.
aggitate with a brush and then rinse completely.
wash with normal car shampoo whilst doing the whole car
dry the panel completely
use silicone spray or other trim finishing products... i dont use back to black i have autosmart silicone spray which is very good quality and works very well on all trim
yes they are black but gt1 have the red line and gt2/gt3 have the gt badge, with harsh chemicals this could easily be stripped! thats what i was trying to say.
use g101it will bring the strips up nice then use PVC cleaner to restore it also try some tango on there to remove the further grime http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Autosmart-Tang...-/290467526926
Ahh, I get what you were saying now Sean! Yes, cleaning the side strips thoroughly with either an APC or TFR solution is a must - incorporate this into your wash process. I would not compare Autosmart stuff to Wolf Chemicals though, they are quite far apart in terms of quality.
In the below picture, the drivers side of the bumper is coated with the Wolfs Trim Coat. Look left from the centre of the headlight down. You can see how it is a satin type finish, whereas if you look at the passenger side, it is more glossy (this is a different product).
no wayyyy! you would never use this on trim! it will mark the trim. As matt and i said apc (g101) or equivilent tfr then some kind of finishing product, as we both reccomended it just depends on the finish and how much effort you want to put in.
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